Association games that get your brain firing on all cylinders are a classic form of brain training, popular for stimulating thinking and creativity.
Still, you sometimes run into surprisingly difficult problems, don’t you? Part of the charm is that once you start thinking seriously, you can’t stop.
With no special preparation needed, you can jump right in, making it perfect for time with friends and family.
This time, we’re introducing an association game where you guess the answer from four hints.
Loosen up your mind and give it a try.
You’ll feel your brain activating with every question you solve!
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[Word Association Game] Derive the answer from four clues! A fun and addictive set of problems (1–10)
Born at sea / from summer to autumn / called by a woman’s name in America / rain and wind
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typhoon
Typhoons form over warm seas near the equator. They often occur from summer to autumn, and once they develop, the weather turns severe with strong winds and heavy rain. In the past, because Japan was under American occupation, typhoons were given female names such as “Jane” and “Ruth.”
Standing with mouth open / square shape / red body / letter
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mailbox
From the hint “standing with its mouth open,” you might first think it’s a living creature. But when you hear “a square shape” and “a red body,” those with a sharp intuition may have figured it out. That’s right—the answer is a mailbox, something indispensable when sending letters!
Global / summer and winter / sports / once every four years
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Olympics
This is the global sporting festival held once every four years. It’s one of the events that excites the whole world, transcending national and racial boundaries. Depending on the disciplines, it’s divided into the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics, which alternate every two years.
play / pedal / bicycle-like shape / one tire
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unicycle
From 'play,' you might think of 'pedal,' and when it comes to vehicles with pedals, it's a 'bicycle,' right? However, a bicycle has two tires. On the other hand, if you think of a vehicle with only one tire, the correct answer is a 'unicycle.' In other words, it's an association game: 'play' → 'pedal' → 'bicycle (vehicle)' → 'one tire' → 'unicycle.'
Climb / Katsushika Hokusai / public bathhouse / the best in Japan
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Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji can be considered one of Japan’s symbols. It is surely beloved by people from overseas as well. Known as the highest mountain in Japan and famous for Hokusai’s ukiyo-e and for mountaineering, it may also be familiar as a tiled mural motif in public bathhouses.
A beverage that exists abundantly on Earth, makes up a large portion of the human body, is colorless and transparent, and is essential for humans.
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water
Most of our bodies are made up of water. For an adult, about 60 percent of the body is water. Water is also colorless and transparent, and it is indispensable for sustaining our lives. It’s said that if you don’t drink any water at all, you could die within a few days.
In the past, we used bread instead / school and work / pencil / erase
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eraser
In the past, people sometimes used bread crusts to erase writing. When you made a mistake with pencil writing, you’d want to erase that part, right? So a tool for “erasing” was created, and that became what we now call an eraser. That’s why when we think of “erasing,” an eraser comes to mind. The history of the evolution of tools for erasing led to the eraser we have today.